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A dim interior room with pink walls holds a white-draped body on a wooden bier, covered with garlands of pink rose petals, white flowers, marigolds and green leaves. A man with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange robe with gold-bordered shawl and a long gold-beaded necklace with a pendant, stands at the head of the bier looking down, with his hands clasped at his waist. Several women in white saris sit on the floor to the left, one in a pink sari and others in blue and white, some with hands folded. A framed portrait of a smiling man in pink clothes and a yellow turban is mounted high on the wall, labelled in print with a name, and a smaller framed picture hangs beside it. A small mirror and a red container sit on a wall shelf, and men in light shirts stand at the edges of the room.

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Indoor photo in a pink-walled room at night, showing a man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange shawl with a gold-bordered edge and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, standing beside a body wrapped in a white cloth and heaped with white jasmine, yellow marigold, pink flower garlands and green leaves. A younger man in a white shirt holds a small camcorder toward the scene, a woman in a dark brown sari stands at right, a girl in white kurta sits at left, and a seated person in pink is partly visible behind. A framed portrait of a bearded man hangs on the wall beside a second framed picture higher up. Four or five people are visible in the scene.2005-11-12November 12 20052005-11-12A photograph of a long-haired figure in an orange and gold garment and a gold beaded necklace standing beside a glass-topped table heaped with green leaves, white jasmine and yellow and pink flower garlands. A seated elderly man in a red shirt sits at the left, and a man holding a camera stands at the far left. A framed portrait of a bearded man hangs on the pink wall behind, and a small altar with a framed deity image sits at right. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure has long swept-back dark hair, an orange and gold shawl, a gold necklace and a red forehead mark, cues consistent with a sannyasi in ceremonial dress.2005-11-12November 12 20052005-11-12Indoor photo in a pink-walled room. A long-haired man in an orange robe with gold border and a heavy gold necklace stands at right, leaning forward with his hand extended over a man in a striped shirt bending toward a garland-covered figure lying on the floor in the foreground. Behind them, other people in white and light clothing sit or stand near a doorway. Above, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda" shows a smiling young man in saffron wrapped with a turban and raising one hand. Flower garlands with marigolds and leaves cover the floor-level figure.2005-11-12A photograph inside a small room with pink walls. On the right, a figure in orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl, long voluminous dark hair, and a gold bead necklace raises an open palm over a body laid on a low wooden bench, covered with white cloth and heaped with marigold, white flower and leaf garlands. Behind them a man in a striped light-grey shirt and beige trousers bends over, a woman in white with a dark necklace sits on the left, and a young girl in a pink top stands near the center. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL" hangs on the wall above a shelf with a small oval mirror and red containers. a person: the orange robes, gold shawl, long swept-back hair and gold bead necklace match the page's claim, but appearance alone is not conclusive.2005-11-12A photograph of a room with pink walls where a man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in an orange saffron robe with a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, one hand resting on a wooden bier. Atop the bier is a bed of green leaves and yellow and pink flowers. Behind it stands a framed portrait labelled "SRI NITHYA ARUNACHALANANDA SWAMIGAL" wearing a pink turban and red and yellow garlands. Seated devotees in white and a man in a patterned shirt stand nearby, and a person in white dhoti stands at right beside a red radio. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, gold ornaments and rudraksha mala, standing at the bier as officiating priest.2005-11-13A photograph in an indoor room with pink walls and a tube light. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl with a gold border and a multi-strand beaded necklace stands at left, looking toward a glass-topped table draped with green leaf garlands, white flowers, and yellow and magenta marigolds. A man in a white shirt stands at right, and a few seated people are partly visible at the edges. Framed pictures and a small shrine hang on the back wall.2005-11-12A dim indoor room with a glass-topped box holding a body-length covering decorated with marigold and green garlands at its foot. A standing man on the right wears a saffron-orange robe, a long gold-beaded necklace and a long tousled hairstyle, and looks toward the box. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands near a framed portrait of a smiling man in a pink-orange turban with a red and white garland, labelled Sri Nithya Arunachalananda. A man in white shirt photographs with a phone at left, and a woman in white sari with yellow border sits on the floor near the door. Framed pictures and a tripod are visible on the walls and right side.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Indoor photo of a funeral vigil in a plain room with peach-coloured walls and barred windows. A long glass-sided casket draped in white cloth is decorated with long garlands of marigolds, white flowers and green leaves. Several women in white and saffron sit behind the casket, looking down at it. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a beaded mala sits on the floor near brass plates of offerings. A cameraman on the right films the scene from a tripod beside an electric fan. Five women and one man are visible, plus the cameraman.2005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13